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E D U C A T I O N

  • 2008 – 2010 : GREAT NORTHERN WAY CAMPUS, Vancouver, Canada
    M.D.M. Masters of Digital Media
  • 2001 – 2005 : CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Montreal, Canada
    B.F.A. Film Animation
  • 2000 – 2001 : INTER-DEC COLLEGE, Montreal, Canada
    A.E.C. 2D/3D Animation
  • 1999 – 2000 : CONCORDIA and McGILL UNIVERSITY, Montreal, Canada
    Completed Fine-Arts courses as an Independent Student
  • 1997 – 1999 : McGILL UNIVERSITY, Montreal, Canada
    Enrolled into B.Sc. Computer Science

E X P E R I E N C E

      CENTRE FOR DIGITAL MEDIA, Vancouver, Canada. Sep.2008 – Apr.2010

  • THE ANSWER PROJECT
    Worked on Pre-Production of the A.N.S.W.E.R. Project – an animated, interactive online tool conceived by the Mary Pack Arthritis Society to help people recently diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. My task was to supervise the development of the animated sections of the tool.
  • STUDIO105
    Worked as Compositor / Technical Director in Studio105, a design group formed with three other CDM students as part of a summer internship, creating a series of promotional videos for a private wholesale company.
  • LAST MINUTES / LAST RITES
    Served as Project Lead on “Last Minutes”, a still-image flash-based interactive experience, and its sequel “Last Rites”, an ambitious live-action Interactive Film using extensive Green Screen and Post-Production Compositing. Responsible for managing and supervising the entire production.
  • THE BOOTY BANDIT
    Supervised and streamlined the process of importing custom-created models and textures into the ELAN award nominated “Booty Bandit”, a downloadable 3D Arcade Game created using the Java Monkey Engine.
  • NEWTONIAN DROP
    Created and compiled 3D assets for a Physics Demo-Installation entitled “Newtonian Drop” using Valve’s Source Engine.

      D.A.M.N! FX, Montreal, Canada. Feb.2007 – Sep.2007

  • Carried out Pre-Visualization and Animation duties on multiple and varied high-profile projects for IMAX-3D and Television, such as “Mars Rising”, “Sea-Monsters” and “Grand Star”. The job demanded a diversified 3D knowledge and quick problem-solving skills for rapid director approval.
  • Character Animation of the five mascots of the Montreal Safari Park. The content was created for the park’s website under an extremely tight deadline.

      BIG BANG DIGITAL STUDIOS, Montreal, Canada. Jun.2005 – Feb.2007

  • Member of the Character Animation team on the Emmy-nominated children’s TV show “Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks”.
  • Character Animation for Direct-to-DVD mini-series “Torah Stories: Tales from the Midrash”.

S O F T W A R E

  • SOFTIMAGE XSI, AUTODESK MAYA
  • ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS
  • ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
  • ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
  • OTHER:
    Possess further, albeit lesser, experience using the following software: 3D Studio MAX, Autodesk Combustion, Syntheyes, ZBrush, Crater CTP Pro, Google Sketchup and Dreamweaver.

I N T E R E S T S

  • Possess a deep appreciation for a broad range of Film, Animation and Music. Will often go out of my way to seek out quality material.
  • Regularly play an assortment of PC and console-based games.
  • Enjoy visiting the gym routinely for a work-out or a game of Squash. Am an avid bicyclist when weather permits.
  • My guitar keeps me warm on rainy days.

R E F E R E N C E S

  • Available upon request.